Mike Reynolds, guitarist for Christian metalcore outfit, For Today, took to Twitter earlier today to confess his views on homosexuality. Within a few hours, the series of tweets from Reynolds had created a massive uproar from anyone who came in contact with the story.

The band itself also released an official statement regarding the statements from the guitarist saying, “For today has always and will always be a band that is about loving people, we have no hatred towards any people regardless of what they believe or how they live.”

You can check out the tweets from Reynolds as well as the entire statement from the band below:

From the band:

For today has always and will always be a band that is about loving people, we have no hatred towards any people regardless of what they believe or how they live. We may not agree on everything but Jesus loves you and died for you. And so would we.
Blessings, For Today